Yifeng Cheng Latest articles by Yifeng Cheng Can a Virus Fight Alcoholism? By Yifeng Cheng, Jun Wang published 25 October 16 Heavy drinking causes brain changes that make you want to drink more. But using a virus to deliver a gene into specific neurons in the brain may be a way to mitigate those changes. Alcohol Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1What did ancient Rome smell like? BO, rotting corpses and raw sewage for starters ...2Buck Moon 2025: How to spot the year's farthest full moon from the sun 3Mercury's 'missing' meteorites may have finally been found on Earth4BANG! James Webb telescope catches stray galaxies in the Bullet Cluster: Space photo of the week5Why do giraffes have spots?
Can a Virus Fight Alcoholism? By Yifeng Cheng, Jun Wang published 25 October 16 Heavy drinking causes brain changes that make you want to drink more. But using a virus to deliver a gene into specific neurons in the brain may be a way to mitigate those changes.